• Aircraft:

  Douglas C-47TP Turbo-Dakota

• Reg: N300MF photos
• Serial #:

  27085

• Airline: Missionary Flights International
• Photo Date: May 14, 2017
• Uploaded: Feb 29, 2020
• Fortaleza Pinto Martins Intl - SBFZ, Brazil

[1400px] Ultra rare catch at Fortaleza! Probably more than 20 years since we last saw a DC-3 coming in. This rare DC-3C "Turbo Dak" was manufactured in 1945 as a C-47 Dakota for USAF. Post-War, it was used by civilian operators in the UK before ending up in Africa. At some point, she was fitted with PT6 turboprop engines, giving this veteran a new breath of life! After 12 years stored at Lanseria (South Africa), the DC-3 was bought by Missionary Flights International, a Florida-based religious organization specialized in relief/humanitarian flights. The DC-3 was prepared to be airborne again and finally took off from South Africa for the journey to the United States. Seen here on short finals to Fortaleza runway 13, finishing their flight across the pond from Praia, Cape Verde. Fortaleza airport served as one of the fuel stops during the ferry flight. Simply amazing to see an airworthy DC-3 in 2017!

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Aircraft

Scanned from a negative / Delivered on 10th January 1945 to the US Army Air Forces as 43-49860, then with the Royal Air Force as KN250 where it got destroyed but then rebuilt, then with Transair as G-APBC from 25th April 1957, then Lydd Air from 1st May 1968, then Skyways Cargo Airline

Paul Denton N300MF

535 2 0 Douglas C-47TP Turbo-Dakota

Janna Andrade N300MF

1,055 3 1 Douglas C-47TP Turbo-Dakota

This Turbo Dak has replaced the old N300MF DC-3C of Missionary Flights International

Timothy Brandt N300MF

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